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ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION FOR FLUORIDE ION BATTERY AND FLUORIDE ION
BATTERY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
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The present invention relates to an electrolytic solution for a fluoride
ion
battery in which the stability of fluoride ions is improved.
2. Description of Related Art
[0002]
As a battery having high voltage and high energy density, for example, a Li
ion
battery is known. The Li ion battery is a cation-based battery using a
reaction between Li ions
and a positive electrode active material and a reaction between Li ions and a
negative electrode
active material. On the other hand, as an anion-based battery, a fluoride ion
battery using a
reaction of fluoride ions is known. For example, US 2012/0164541 A discloses a
fluoride ion
battery including: an anode; a cathode; an electrolyte including a fluoride
salt; and a
predetermined additive.
[0003]
In claim 4 of US 2012/0164541 A, for example, an alcohol is selected as a
solvent. However, the other sections of US 2012/0164541 A do not disclose the
use of alcohol
at all.
[0004]
Since the stability of fluoride ions is low, there is a problem in that an
activity
of fluoridating an active material is low. In other words, due to their high
reactivity, fluoride
ions react with other materials (in particular, an electrolytic solution)
before reacting with an
active material. Therefore, there is a problem in that the fluoride ions may
not react with the
active material sufficiently.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005]
The invention has been made to provide an electrolytic solution for a
fluoride
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ion battery in which the stability of fluoride ions is improved.
[0006] According to a first aspect of the invention, there is
provided an electrolytic
solution for a fluoride ion battery including: a fluoride salt; and an alcohol
material that has one
OH group. A molar ratio of the alcohol material is more than 1 with respect to
fluoride ions of
the fluoride salt.
[0007] According to the present invention, by using the alcohol
material having one
OH group, an electrolytic solution for a fluoride ion battery in which the
stability of fluoride
ions is improved can be provided.
[0008] The above-described electrolytic solution for a fluoride
ion battery may further
include an ionic liquid for dissolving the fluoride salt.
[0009] In addition, according to a second aspect of the
invention, there is provided a
fluoride ion battery including: a positive electrode active material layer; a
negative electrode
active material layer; and an electrolyte layer that is formed between the
positive electrode
active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer. The
electrolyte layer
includes the above-described electrolytic solution for a fluoride ion battery.
[0010] According to the invention, by using the above-described
electrolytic solution
for a fluoride ion battery, a fluoride ion battery having high capacity can be
provided.
[0011] The electrolytic solution for a fluoride ion battery
according to the invention
exhibits an effect capable of improving the stability of fluoride ions.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0012] Features, advantages, and technical and industrial
significance of exemplary
embodiments of the invention will be described below with reference to the
accompanying
drawings, in which like numerals denote like elements, and wherein:
FIG 1 is a schematic diagram showing an assumed mechanism of the present
invention;
FIG 2 is a schematic diagram showing an assumed mechanism of a comparative
example;
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional diagram showing an example of a fluoride ion
battery
according to the present invention;
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FIG 4 is a graph showing the results of CV measurement on evaluation
electrolytic
solutions obtained in Examples 1 and 2 and Comparative Example 1;
FIG 5 is a graph showing the results of CV measurement on evaluation
electrolytic
solutions obtained in Example 1 and Comparative Examples 3 to 5;
FIG 6 is a graph showing the results of CV measurement on evaluation
electrolytic
solutions obtained in Examples 1 and 4 and Comparative Example 2; and
FIG 7 is a graph showing the results of CV measurement on evaluation
electrolytic
solutions obtained in Examples 1 and 3 and Comparative Example 1.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
[0013]
Hereinafter, an electrolytic solution for a fluoride ion battery and a
fluoride ion
battery according to embodiments of the invention will be described in detail.
[0014] A. Electrolytic Solution for Fluoride Ion Battery
An electrolytic solution for a fluoride ion battery according to an embodiment
of the invention
includes: a fluoride salt; and an alcohol material that has one OH group, and
in which a molar
ratio of the alcohol material is more than 1 with respect to fluoride ions of
the fluoride salt.
[0015]
According to this electrolytic solution for a fluoride ion battery, by using
the
alcohol material having one OH group, an electrolytic solution for a fluoride
ion battery in
which the stability of fluoride ions is improved can be provided. As a result,
an activity of
fluoride ions fluoridating an active material can be improved, a cell reaction
stably occurs in an
electrode, and a high-capacity battery can be obtained. When the stability of
fluoride ions is
low, the side reactions including the degradation reaction of the solvent are
progressed during
discharge and charge of the fluoride ion battery. Namely, if the stability of
fluoride ions is
improved, the side reactions are suppressed. As a result, the coulombic
efficiency during
discharge and charge of the fluoride ion battery is improved. According to the
embodiment of
the present invention, the coulombic efficiency is improved, because the
stability of fluoride
ions is improved. The reason why the stability of fluoride ions is improved is
presumed to be
as follows.
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[0016]
That is, as shown in FIG. 1, by using the alcohol material having one OH
group
at a predetermined ratio, plural alcohol materials can be arranged so as to
surround one fluoride
ion (F). An H atom of the OH group of the alcohol material is likely to
selectively interact
with F (The H atom of the OH group is easy to form a hydrogen bond with F). On
the other
hand, an 0 atom of the OH group is not likely to release H+ due to its high
electronegativity
and thus does not excessively bind to (is not reactive with) a fluoride ion.
As a result, it is
presumed that the stability of fluoride ions is improved.
[0017]
In addition, when a compound having proton donor ability reacts with F, HF
may be produced. HF has toxicity, and thus, typically, a compound having
proton donor
ability is not used in an electrolytic solution for a fluoride ion battery.
The OH group has
proton donor ability, but the degree thereof is lower than that of an ordinary
acid or the like.
By controlling a molar ratio of the alcohol material such that OH groups
surrounds one fluoride
ion (F), that is, such that the molar ratio is more than 1 with respect to
fluoride ions, the
stability of fluoride ions can be improved.
[0018] In
addition, as described below in Comparative Examples, the effects of the
invention cannot be obtained with an alcohol material having two or more OH
groups. The
reason is presumed to be as follows. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, when two or
more OH
groups are present in the molecule of the alcohol material, the OH groups
strongly bind to F
due to the chelating effect, and F is excessively stabilized. On the other
hand, the present
invention has an advantageous effect in that F can be appropriately stabilized
by using the
alcohol material having one OH group.
[0019]
In particular, in the embodiment of the invention, an electrode active
material
can be fluoridated or defluoridated by adding the alcohol material to a
solvent in which
fluoridation or defluoridation does not occur. Further, the degree of
fluoridation or
defluoridation can be adjusted by adjusting the addition amount of the alcohol
material. In
addition, in the embodiment of the invention, since the stability of fluoride
ions is improved, an
effect of improving the coulombic efficiency and an effect of preventing the
formation of
hydrofluoric acid (HF) are also obtained. Hereinafter, each configuration of
the electrolytic
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solution for a fluoride ion battery according to the embodiment of the
invention will be
described.
[0020] 1. Alcohol Material
The alcohol material according to the embodiment of the invention is a
material having one OH
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group (monovalent alcohol material). The alcohol material may be used as a
solvent for
dissolving a fluoride salt or as an additive for stabilizing fluoride ions.
[0021]
The alcohol material is not particularly limited as long as it has one
OH group.
The alcohol material may be a primary alcohol, a secondary alcohol, or a
tertiary alcohol. The
number of carbon atoms in the alcohol material is, for example, one or more.
On the other
hand, the number of carbon atoms in the alcohol material is 12 or less and
preferably 6 or less.
In addition, when the alcohol material has a carbon chain, the carbon chain
may be linear or
branched. Hydrogen binding to carbon of the carbon chain may be substituted
with other
elements. Examples of the other elements include halogen elements such as
fluorine. In
addition, the alcohol material may be a saturated compound or an unsaturated
compound.
However, the alcohol material is preferably a saturated compound due to the
high chemical
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the invention further contains
a phenol material (material having a phenolic OH group).
[0022]
Typically, the alcohol material has a hydrocarbon skeleton and an OH
group.
The alcohol material may have only a hydrocarbon skeleton and an OH group or
may further
have another functional group. The other functional group is a functional
group capable of
obtaining the effects of the invention. It is preferable that the alcohol
material does not have a
functional group having higher proton donor ability than the OH group because
this functional
group having higher proton donor ability than the OH group may produce HF.
Examples of
the functional group having higher proton donor ability than the OH group
include a carboxylic
acid group. In addition, in order to prevent the proton dissociation of the OH
group, the
alcohol material may have an electron-donating substituent.
[0023]
Examples of the alcohol material according to the embodiment of the
invention
include methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, 2-propanol (isopropyl alcohol), 1-
butanol, 2-butanol,
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tert-butyl alcohol, pentanol, hexanol, heptanol, octanol, phenol, and phenol
derivatives (for
example, cresol).
[0024]
In addition, when the alcohol material is used as a solvent, the solvent of
the
electrolytic solution may be the alcohol material alone or a mixture of the
alcohol material and
other solvents. A ratio of the alcohol material with respect to all the
solvents is, for example,
mol% or more, preferably 30 mol% or more, more preferably 50 mol% or more, and
still
more preferably 70 mol% or more.
[0025]
Examples of the other solvents include an ionic liquid and a nonaqueous
solvent. The ionic liquid generally has high viscosity, and when being used in
combination
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with the alcohol material, can obtain an electrolytic solution having low
viscosity. The ionic
liquid is a material having a melting point of 100 C or lower. The melting
point of the ionic
liquid is preferably 50 C or lower and more preferably 25 C or lower.
[0026]
Examples of a cation of the ionic liquid include a piperidinium-based
cation, a
pyrrolidinium-based cation, an imidazolium-based cation, an ammonium cation,
and a
phosphonium cation.
[0027]
Examples of an anion of the ionic liquid include an amide anion represented
by
a bis(fluorosulfonyl)amide (FSA) anion or a bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)amide
(TFSA) anion;
a phosphate anion represented by a hexafluorophosphate anion and a
tris(pentafluoroethyl)trifluorophosphate anion; a tetrafluoroborate (TFB)
anion; and a triflate
anion.
[0028]
The kind of the nonaqueous solvent is not particularly limited, and
examples
thereof include ethylene carbonate (EC), fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC),
difluoroethylene
carbonate (DFEC), propylene carbonate (PC), dimethyl carbonate (DMC), diethyl
carbonate
(DEC), ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC), butylene carbonate (BC), y-butyrolactone,
sulfolane,
acetonitrile, 1,2-dimethoxymethane, 1,3-dimethoxypropane, diethyl ether,
tetrahydrofuran,
2-methyltetrahydrofuran, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), and arbitrary mixtures of
the
above-described nonaqueous solvents.
[0029]
In addition, in the embodiment of the invention, an electrode active
material
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can be fluoridated or defluoridated by adding the alcohol material to a
solvent in which
fluoridation or defluoridation does not occur. As the solvent in which
fluoridation or
defluoridation does not occur, for example, a solvent having an acid
dissociation constant (pKa)
of 9 or more may be used. Specific examples of such a solvent include DMSO,
acetonitrile,
N,N,N-trimethyl-N-propylammonium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)amide
(N1113TFSA), and
N,N-diethyl-N-methyl-N-(2-methoxymethyl)ammonium
bis(trifluorosulfonyl)amide
(N1221o1TFSA).
[0030]
When the alcohol material is used as an additive, a ratio of the alcohol
material
to the electrolytic solution is, for example, 1 ppm or more, preferably 10 ppm
or more, more
preferably 100 ppm or more, and still more preferably 500 ppm or more. On the
other hand,
the ratio of the alcohol material is, for example, 100000 ppm or less. In
addition, when the
alcohol material is used as an additive, a ratio of the alcohol to the
electrolytic solution is, for
example, lx10"6 mol% or more, preferably lx10"5 mol% or more, and more
preferably lx10"4
mol% or more. On the other hand, the ratio of the alcohol material is, for
example, 40 mol%
or less.
[0031] 2. Fluoride Salt
The fluoride salt according to the embodiment of the invention is not
particularly limited as
long as it can produce fluoride ions which are reactive with an active
material, and may be an
organic fluoride salt or an inorganic fluoride salt. In addition, the fluoride
salt may be an ionic
liquid.
[0032]
A cation of the fluoride salt is not particularly limited, and examples
thereof
include a complex cation. Examples of the complex cation include an
alkylammonium cation,
an alkylphosphonium cation, and an alkylsulfonium cation. The alkylammonium
cation may
be, for example, a cation represented by the following formula.
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R 1
R4 N 4111114101WIAWNWIWOWNMY41t, IR 2
R3
[0033]
In the formula, R1 to R4 each independently represent an alkyl group or
a
fluoroalkyl group. The number of carbon atoms in R1 to R4 is, for example, 10
or less, and
may be 5 or less or may be 3 or less.
[0034] An
anion of the fluoride salt is not particularly limited as long as it can
produce fluoride ions which are reactive with an active material, but is
preferably F.
[0035]
A concentration of the fluoride salt in the electrolytic solution is,
for example,
within a range of 0.4 mol% to 45 mol% and preferably within a range of 0.7
mol% to 10 mol%.
[0036] 3. Electrolytic Solution for Fluoride Ion Battery
In the embodiment of the invention, as shown in FIG 1, by using the alcohol
material having
one OH group, plural alcohol materials can be arranged so as to surround one
fluoride ion (F).
Typically, a molar ratio of the alcohol material is more than 1 with respect
to fluoride ions
contained in the electrolytic solution. The molar ratio is preferably 2 or
more, more
preferably 3 or more, and still more preferably 4 or more. On the other hand,
the molar ratio
is, for example, preferably 10000 or less. In addition, the molar ratio can be
calculated from
the concentrations of the fluoride ions and the alcohol material in the
electrolytic solution.
These concentrations can be obtained using, for example, 19F-NMR or 1H-NMR.
[0037]
In an F(HF)x- anion, F is not likely to be dissociated from HF.
Therefore, it
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may be difficult to sufficiently fluoridate an active material. When x
represents a real number
of more than 0, for example, 0<x5 is satisfied. Therefore, it is preferable
that the electrolytic
solution for a fluoride ion battery does not substantially contain an F(HF);
anion.
"Substantially not containing an F(HF),- anion" represents that a ratio of the
F(HF); anion to
all the anions present in the electrolytic solution is 0.5 mol% or less. The
ratio of the F(HF);
anion is preferably 0.3 mol% or less.
[0038] B. Fluoride Ion Battery
FIG 3 is a cross-sectional diagram showing an example of a fluoride ion
battery according to
an embodiment of the present invention. A fluoride ion battery 10 shown in FIG
3 includes: a
positive electrode active material layer 1; a negative electrode active
material layer 2; an
electrolyte layer 3 that is formed between the positive electrode active
material layer 1 and the
negative electrode active material layer 2; a positive electrode current
collector 4 that collects
the current of the positive electrode active material layer 1; a negative
electrode current
collector 5 that collects the current of the negative electrode active
material layer 2; and a
battery case 6 that accommodates these members. In addition, the electrolyte
layer 3 contains
"A. electrolytic solution for a fluoride ion battery" described above.
[0039] According to the embodiment of the invention, by using
the above-described
electrolytic solution for a fluoride ion battery, a fluoride ion battery
having high capacity can be
provided. Hereinafter, each configuration of the fluoride ion battery
according to the
embodiment of the invention will be described.
[0040] 1. Electrolyte Layer
The electrolyte layer according to the embodiment of the invention is a layer
that is formed
between the positive electrode active material layer and the negative
electrode active material
layer. The electrolyte layer contains the above-described electrolytic
solution for a fluoride
ion battery. The thickness of the electrolyte layer greatly varies depending
on the
configuration of the battery and is not particularly limited.
[0041] 2. Positive Electrode Active Material Layer
The positive electrode active material layer according to the embodiment of
the invention
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contains at least the positive electrode active material. In addition to the
positive electrode
active material, the positive electrode active material layer further contains
at least a conductive
material and a binder.
[0042]
Typically, the positive electrode active material according to the
embodiment
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of the invention is an active material which is defluoridated during
discharging. Examples of
the positive electrode active material include metal alone, alloys, metal
oxides, and fluorides of
the above positive electrode active materials. Examples of a metal element
contained in the
positive electrode active material include Cu, Ag, Ni, Co, Pb, Ce, Mn, Au, Pt,
Rh, V, Os, Ru, Fe,
Cr, Bi, Nb, Sb, Ti, Sn, and Zn. Among these, Cu, CuFõ, Fe, FeFõ, Ag, and AgFõ
are preferably
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used as the positive electrode active material. In the above description, x
represents a real
number of more than 0. Cu and CuF, are preferably used because they have high
energy
density. In addition, additional examples of the positive electrode active
material include
carbon materials and fluorides thereof. Examples of the carbon materials
include graphite,
coke, and carbon nanotube. In addition, further additional examples of the
positive electrode
active material include polymer materials. Examples of the polymer materials
include
polyaniline, polypyrrole, polyacetylene, and polythiophene.
[0043]
The conductive material is not particularly limited as long as it has
desired
electron conductivity, and for example, a carbon material may be used.
Examples of the
carbon material include carbon blacks such as acetylene black, Ketjen black,
furnace black, and
thermal black. On the other hand, the binder is not particularly limited as
long as it is
chemically and electrically stable, and examples thereof include fluorine-
based binders such as
polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). In
addition, the higher
the content of the positive electrode active material in the positive
electrode active material
layer, the better from the viewpoint of capacity. In addition, the thickness
of the positive
electrode active material layer greatly varies depending on the configuration
of the battery and
is not particularly limited.
[0044] 3. Negative Electrode Active Material Layer
The negative electrode active material layer according to the embodiment of
the invention
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contains at least the negative electrode active material. In addition to the
negative electrode
active material, the negative electrode active material layer further contains
at least a
conductive material and a binder.
[0045]
Typically, the negative electrode active material according to the
embodiment
of the invention is an active material which is fluoridated during
discharging. In addition, as
the negative electrode active material, an arbitrary material having a lower
potential than the
positive electrode active material may be selected. Therefore, the above-
described positive
electrode active materials may be used as the negative electrode active
material. Examples of
the negative electrode active material include metal alone, alloys, metal
oxides, and fluorides of
the above negative electrode active materials. Examples of a metal element
contained in the
negative electrode active material include La, Ca, Al, Eu, Li, Si, Ge, Sn, In,
V, Cd, Cr, Fe, Zn,
Ga, Ti, Nb, Mn, Yb, Zr, Sm, Ce, Mg, and Pb. Among these, Mg, MgFx, Al, AlFx,
Ce, CeFx,
Ca, CaFx, Pb, and PbFx are preferably used as the negative electrode active
material. In the
above description, x represents a real number of more than 0. In addition, as
the negative
electrode active material, the above-described carbon materials and polymer
materials may also
be used.
[0046]
As the conductive material and the binder, the same materials as those
described above in the positive electrode active material layer may be used.
In addition, the
higher the content of the negative electrode active material in the negative
electrode active
material layer, the better from the viewpoint of capacity. In addition, the
thickness of the
negative electrode active material layer greatly varies depending on the
configuration of the
battery and is not particularly limited.
[0047] 4. Other Configurations
The fluoride ion battery according to the embodiment of the invention includes
at least the
negative electrode active material layer, the positive electrode active
material layer, and the
electrolyte layer described above. Typically, the fluoride ion battery further
includes the
positive electrode current collector that collects the current of the positive
electrode active
material layer; and the negative electrode current collector that collects the
current of the
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negative electrode active material layer. Examples of the shape of the current
collector
include a foil shape, a mesh shape, and a porous shape. In addition, the
fluoride ion battery
according to the embodiment of the invention may further include a separator
that is formed
between the positive electrode active material layer and the negative
electrode active material
layer. A battery having higher stability can be obtained.
[0048] 5. Fluoride Ion Battery
The fluoride ion battery according to the embodiment of the invention is not
particularly
limited as long as it includes the positive electrode active material layer,
the negative electrode
active material layer, and the electrolyte layer described above. In addition,
the fluoride ion
battery may be a primary battery or a secondary battery. However, the fluoride
ion battery is
preferably a secondary battery because it can be repeatedly charged and
discharged and is used
as, for example, a vehicle-mounted battery. In addition, examples of the
fluoride ion battery
include a coin type, a laminate type, a cylindrical type, and a square type.
[0049] The invention is not particularly limited to the above-
described embodiments.
The embodiments are exemplary.
[0050] Hereinafter, the invention will be described in more detail
using Examples.
[0051] [Example 1]
Tetramethyl ammonium fluoride (TMAF, fluoride salt, manufactured by Sigma-
Aldrich
Co., LLC.) and ethanol (solvent, manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Inc.)
were weighed and
mixed at a molar ratio (fluoride salt:solvent) of 1:100. Next, the mixture was
stirred in a
fluororesin hermetic container under conditions of 25 C and 24 hours. As a
result, an
evaluation electrolytic solution was obtained.
[0052] [Example 2]
An evaluation electrolytic solution was obtained with the same method as that
of Example
1, except that isopropyl alcohol (manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Inc.)
was used as the
solvent.
[0053] [Example 3]
Tetramethyl ammonium fluoride (TMAF, fluoride salt, manufactured by Sigma-
Aldrich
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Co., LLC.), ethanol (solvent X 1 , manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Inc.),
and
N,N,N-trimethyl-N-propylammonium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)amide
(N1113TFSA,
solvent X2, manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Inc.) were weighed and mixed
at a molar
ratio (fluoride salt:solvent X1 :solvent X2) of 1:6:540. Next, the mixture was
stirred in a
fluororesin hermetic container under conditions of 60 C and 24 hours. As a
result, an
evaluation electrolytic solution was obtained (amount of ethanol: 1380 ppm).
N1113TFSA is
commercially available.
[0054] [Example 4]
Tetramethyl ammonium fluoride (TMAF, fluoride salt, manufactured by Sigma-
Aldrich
Co., LLC.), ethanol (solvent Yl, manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Inc.),
and dimethyl
sulfoxide (DMSO, solvent Y2, manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Inc.) were
weighed and
mixed at a molar ratio (fluoride salt:solvent Yl:solvent Y2) of 2:11:9000.
Next, the mixture
was stirred in a fluororesin hermetic container under conditions of 25 C and
24 hours. As a
result, an evaluation electrolytic solution was obtained (amount of ethanol:
730 ppm).
[0055] [Comparative Example 1]
Tetramethyl ammonium fluoride (TMAF, fluoride salt, manufactured by Sigma-
Aldrich
Co., LLC.) and N,N,N-trimethyl-N-propylammonium
bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)amide
(N1113TFSA, solvent, manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Inc.) were weighed
and mixed at
a molar ratio (fluoride salt:solvent) of 1:50. Next, the mixture was stirred
in a fluororesin
hermetic container under conditions of 60 C and one hour. As a result, an
evaluation
electrolytic solution was obtained.
[0056] [Comparative Example 2]
Tetramethyl ammonium fluoride (TMAF, fluoride salt, manufactured by Sigma-
Aldrich
Co., LLC.) and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO, solvent, manufactured by Kanto
Chemical Co.,
Inc.) were weighed and mixed at a molar ratio (fluoride salt:solvent) of
1:100. Next, the
mixture was stirred in a fluororesin hermetic container under conditions of 25
C and 72 hour.
As a result, an evaluation electrolytic solution was obtained.
[0057] [Comparative Example 3]
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An evaluation electrolytic solution was obtained with the same method as that
of
Comparative Example 2, except that ethylene glycol (manufactured by Sigma-
Aldrich Co.,
LLC.) was used as the solvent.
[0058] [Comparative Example 4]
An evaluation electrolytic solution was obtained with the same method as that
of
Comparative Example 2, except that 1,3-propanediol (manufactured by Sigma-
Aldrich Co.,
LLC.) was used as the solvent.
[0059] [Comparative Example 5
An evaluation electrolytic solution was obtained with the same method as that
of
Comparative Example 2, except that glycerol (manufactured by Alfa Aesar Co.,
LLC.) was
used as the solvent; and the stirring temperature was changed to 40 C.
[0060] [Evaluation]
(Cyclic Voltammetry Measurement)
CV measurement was performed on the evaluation electrolytic solutions obtained
in
Examples 1 to 4 and Comparative Examples 1 to 5. Specifically, a dipping type
three-electrode cell was evaluated in a glove box in an Ar atmosphere. A Cu
plate was used as
a working electrode, and a mixed electrode of PTFE, acetylene black (AB), and
carbon fluoride
was used as a counter electrode. The mixed electrode contains PTFE, acetylene
black (AB),
and carbon fluoride at a weight ratio of 1:2:7. In addition, Vycor glass was
used as a reference
electrode to separate an evaluation electrolytic solution. In the reference
electrode, Ag wire
was dipped in an acetonitrile solution in which silver nitrate and
tetrabutylammonium
perchlorate were respectively dissolved at a concentration of 0.1 M. In
addition, the
measurement was performed under conditions of room temperature and a sweep
rate of 10
mV/s.
[0061] FIG 4 is a graph showing the results of CV measurement on the
evaluation
electrolytic solutions obtained in Examples 1 and 2 and Comparative Example 1.
As shown in
FIG 4, in Examples 1 and 2, an oxidation current peak formed along with the
fluoridation of
copper was observed at about -0.45 V, and a reduction current peak formed
along with the
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hand, in
Comparative Example 1, unlike in Examples 1 and 2, an oxidation current peak
formed along
with the fluoridation of copper and a reduction current peak formed along with
the
defluoridation of copper fluoride were not observed. In this way, when the
alcohol material
5 having one OH group was used, the fluoridation and defluoridation of
metal were observed.
[0062] FIG 5 is a graph showing the results of CV measurement on
the evaluation
electrolytic solutions obtained in Example 1 and Comparative Examples 3 to 5.
As shown in
FIG 5, in Example 1, an oxidation current peak formed along with the
fluoridation of copper
was observed at about -0.45 V, and a reduction current peak formed along with
the
10 defluoridation of copper fluoride was observed at about -0.7 V. On the
other hand, in
Comparative Examples 3 to 5, unlike in Example 1, an oxidation current peak
formed along
with the fluoridation of copper and a reduction current peak formed along with
the
defluoridation of copper fluoride were not observed. In this way, when the
alcohol material
having two or more OH groups was used, the fluoridation and defluoridation of
metal were not
15 observed, and a dissolution reaction of Cu and a precipitation reaction
of Cu progressed.
[0063] FIG. 6 is a graph showing the results of CV measurement on
the evaluation
electrolytic solutions obtained in Examples 1 and 4 and Comparative Example 2.
As shown in
FIG 6, in Example 4, as in the case of Example 1, an oxidation current peak
formed along with
the fluoridation of copper was observed to a small degree at about -0.45 V,
and a reduction
current peak formed along with the defluoridation of copper fluoride was
observed at about
-0.7 V. On the other hand, in Comparative Example 2, unlike in Examples 1 and
4, a
reduction current peak formed along with the defluoridation of copper fluoride
was not
observed. In this way, it was found that the defluoridation of metal fluoride
progressed by
adding the alcohol material having one OH group to a solvent (organic solvent)
in which
defluoridation did not occur.
[0064] FIG 7 is a graph showing the results of CV measurement on
the evaluation
electrolytic solutions obtained in Examples 1 and 3 and Comparative Example 1.
As shown in
FIG 7, in Example 3 in which a small amount of ethanol was added as an
additive, as in the
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case of Example 1, an oxidation current peak formed along with the
fluoridation of copper was
observed at about -0.45 V. On the other hand, in Comparative Example 1 in
which ethanol
was not added, unlike in Examples 1 and 3, an oxidation current peak formed
along with the
fluoridation of copper was not observed. In this way, it was found that the
fluoridation of
metal progressed by adding the alcohol material having one OH group to a
solvent (ionic
liquid) in which fluoridation did not occur.
